Chapel St Leonards Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.21° N 0.35° E

Chapel St Leonards 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Chapel St Leonards sea temperature is
14.8°C
2.3° 

Chapel St Leonards surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Chapel St Leonards today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Chapel St Leonards at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at Chapel St Leonards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
7
12
23
52
90
105
259
317
327
335
356
390
417
394
384
462
639
463
365
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
N
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NE
40
NNE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:38AM4.64m
9:46PM4.47m
10:15AM4.21m
10:23PM4.13m
11:04AM3.79m
Low Tide
3:48PM1.37m
4:08AM1.29m
4:25PM1.74m
4:53AM1.65m
5:11PM2.09m
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
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7:24
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7:26
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7:28
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6:00
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5:59
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5:57
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 mm
1
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1
1
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1
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1
1
1
2
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Temp °C
12
14
14
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
7
7
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
9
8
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